Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
Grummett, S.E. Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $16,500 To finish the development of my next solo-show, “Nude Parade” unpacking trans trauma porn and the commodification of identity through a month-long workshop with collaborators.
Farrow, Kody Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,000 To attend the FDC National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon in August 2025, receiving my Basic Actor Combatant Certification.
Reyes, Lautaro Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $16,500 I am developing a script and workshop for my play, Welcome to My Country, which is created from interviews with immigrants and refugees to Saskatoon.
Alharthi, Rania Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 The play "Checkpoint" vividly explores resilience, displacement anguish, and family strength, deeply probing the essence of homeland and the profound connections that define it.
Ay, Caramba! Theatre Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,960 World premiere of The Newcomer by Yulissa Campos as part of the Live Five 2024-2025 season.
lift/break collective Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,240 We'll revisit and expand our short theatre piece lift/break towards a full-length performance, exploring dance and interpretive movement to deepen the story.
Mendez, Edward Warman Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $3,950 I will obtain my Advanced Actor Combatant Certification through Fight Director's Canada at The 2025 National Stage Combat Certification Conference in Saskatoon, SK
Globe Theatre Society Regina Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $244,910 For general operating and programming support.
Persephone Theatre Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $235,750 For general operating and programming support.
Burnt Thicket Theatre Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $30,750 For general operating and programming support.
Dancing Sky Theatre Inc. Meacham Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $82,000 For general operating and programming support.
Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $57,920 For general operating and programming support.
J.M. Curtain Razors Inc. Regina Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $20,500 For general operating and programming support.
La Troupe du Jour Inc. Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $80,980 For general operating and programming support.
Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc. Regina Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $46,430 For general operating and programming support.
On the Boards Staging Company, Inc. Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $30,700 For general operating and programming support.
Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre Inc. Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $38,950 For general operating and programming support.
Sum Theatre Corp. Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $38,950 For general operating and programming support.
Wide Open Theatrical Escapades Inc. Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $20,500 For general operating and programming support.
Griffin, Leanne Dundurn Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $875 To participate in Sage Hill's Online (Zoom) Playwriting Lab with Vern Thiessen to refine my script, Personal Space, for submission to theaters for potential production.
Ferre Play Theatre Saskatoon Theatre Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $14,000 For general operating and programming support.
25th Street Theatre Centre Inc. Saskatoon Theatre SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $45,000 For general operating and program support.
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival Inc. Saskatoon Theatre SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $89,000 For general operating and programming support.
Alvarez, Kris Regina Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Saskatoon's Kyuubi Culture Artist Collective has invited me to participate in their 2025 collaborative artist residency project as the artist for the month of May.
Krug-Iron, Christopher Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 I will attend the Fight Directors Canada Nationals Workshop in August 2025, attaining my Basic Actor Combatant certification.
Macdonald, Daniel Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Myself and a team of professional theatre artists are travelling to Scotland to perform my play, IAGO SPEAKS at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Oluwaseun Peace Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Dedicating time for the upcoming production of The Newcomer while receiving mentorship to develop technical, leadership, and storytelling skills as an emerging director in Saskatchewan.
Berenbaum, Jenna Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Meet with casting and artistic directors at Stratford. See theatre at Stratford, Shaw and Drayton. Pitch my new play to prospective theatres.
In The Headlights Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 Present 15 minutes of the play at the Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta Showcase (Oct. 24 - 26th) in Fort Saskatchewan, AB.
Sheibani, Sima Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 We will redevelop a show about homeland, language, and conflict, performed this summer, and bring it to the festival of Art and Discourse in Regina.
Bernbaum, Joel Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $13,628 To finish development & produce a new verbatim theatre play with music about the Palestine / Israel conflict and its impact on people in Saskatchewan.
The Women's Company Regina Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 Publish 'Annette is a Bimbo!' for release at McNally Robinson in Saskatoon on October 11—National Coming Out Day.
Heinek, Emily Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $13,000 To produce “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)” by Ann-Marie MacDonald with an all-queer team for production in the 2025/2026 Live Five season.
Turner, Ashton Warman Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $660 TwoBees Productions is producing Yaga by Kat Sandler. I would like to take the position of production assistant/ASM/dresser that has been offered to me
Milner, Arthur Regina Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $13,628 The premiere production of WEYBURN 1959, a new play exploring psychedelic research for mental health at the Weyburn Hospital in the 1950s.
Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Oluwaseun Peace Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $18,000 The development and production of 'The Concubines.The Wives.The Ritual', a maximalist queer play by Peace Akintade, premiering as part of Live Five Theatre’s 2025/26 season.
Larsen, Mitchell Saskatoon Theatre Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $10,800 Through 2026, Broken Glass Theatre will rehearse and present 2 weeks of performances of an exceptionally queer production of The Glass Menagerie.
Michael A. Riffel High School
Shaunna Dunn
Regina Theatre Artists in Schools 2025-2026 $15,000 Exploring theatre techniques to empower neurodiverse and neurotypical students, this project uses design, puppetry, and visual storytelling to reflect emotions, relationships, and foster empathetic collaboration.
Live Five Theatre Inc. Saskatoon Theatre SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $4,000 We are seeking funding for our twenty second series of Live Five Independent Theatre in Saskatoon.
Larsen, Mitchell Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 I will train with IDC for my role as intimacy coordinator in an upcoming production of The Wives. The Concubines. The Ritual.
Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective Inc. Regina Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 Host the First Snowfall Story Fest, a community storytelling event honouring Indigenous winter story traditions with three storytellers at ta-tawâw Student Centre.
Francoeur, Paige Saskatoon Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 This microgrant will help cover the costs of living in another city while I receive directing mentorship at The Globe Theatre.
McLellan, Joseph Regina Theatre Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 Attendance at the Paddy Crean International Workshop, receiving professional stage combat training to strengthen physical performance skills and safety in theatrical acting practice.
Godfrey Dean Art Gallery Inc. Yorkton Please Select Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $2,000 A series of lecture–demonstrations on the subject of Powwow culture and art forms, determined and delivered by local and regional Powwow artists.
Badger, Joanne Sturgeon Lake Please Select Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2023-2024 $6,719 To introduce the practice of porcupine quill zig zag stitching to women and men at the Lloyd Johnson Healing Lodge in Sturgeon Lake, Saskatchewan.
Aden Bowman Collegiate Saskatoon Please Select Artists in Schools 2024-2025 $12,000 Aden Bowman Collegiate invites artist Rebecca La Marre for a mental health and ceramics residency, offering coaching, new firing techniques, and land knowledge integration.
Mount Royal Collegiate Saskatoon Please Select Artists in Schools 2024-2025 $13,400 Establish a student studio art mentorship program with a 2S Indigenous artist fostering agency, identity and cultural celebration via collaborative murals and digital art exhibitions.
Swallow, Amy Regina Please Select Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $1,000 I would like to record and release my new song "Baby Back Bitch" accompanied by a music video.
Saskatchewan Printmakers Association Saskatoon Other Microgrant Program 2021-2022 $1,000 SK Printmakers will revive the mission and membership of the (inactive) Saskatchewan Printmakers Association and host a printmaking conference in November 2022 in Saskatoon.
Edmunds, Alexander Saskatoon Other Microgrant Program 2021-2022 $1,000 I am a 2-Spirit Indigenous youth who wants to create a collection of beadwork each month. I want to celebrate my Indigeneity and queer identity.
Write Out Loud Poetry Saskatoon Other Microgrant Program 2022-2023 $2,000 BIPOC Ballads is a 6 speaker series. Funding would provide cost of venue, feature poets, equipment, ASL Interpreters and prizes for poets and slam winners.
Uhrmann, Pamela Regina Other Equipment Purchase Fund 2022-2023 $2,500 Voiceover artist and audio editor requiring to update computer for recording, networking and live sessions to maintain professionalism.
Mardell, Rachel Prince Albert Other Microgrant Program 2022-2023 $1,000 Expand my practice by attending an online course on Botanical Printing, and purchase supplies to complete.
Janvier, Sylvia LaLoche Other Microgrant Program 2023-2024 $1,000 To support cultural art in ribbon skirt making and beading practices. To keep traditional art and culture alive in the Dene/Metis community.
Poulin, Danielle Prince Albert Other Microgrant Program 2023-2024 $1,000 The project will consist of two foundational beading classes that will help individuals start to learn how to bead simple projects.
Sapp, Cheyenna Saskatoon Other Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $1,000 I would like to perform standup comedy in the Vancouver Fringe Festival in BC to expand my network and fan base.
Campbell, Maria Saskatoon Other Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $1,000 Creation of a dedicated website for my past work and as a portal for upcoming podcast project and other community interaction opportunities.
Circle Made Artist Society Saskatoon Other Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,975 Circle Made will produce a free, bi weekly oral arts performance series for 4 months that utilizes hip hop cyphers and poetry slams.
Saskatoon Jazz Society Inc. Saskatoon Music Professional Arts Organizations Program 2019-2020 $29,950 For general operating and programming support.
Regina Symphony Orchestra Inc. Regina Music Professional Arts Organizations Program 2019-2020 $197,440 For general operating and programming support.
Saskatoon Opera Association Saskatoon Music Professional Arts Organizations Program 2019-2020 $30,000 For general operating and programming support.
Saskatoon Symphony Society Saskatoon Music Professional Arts Organizations Program 2019-2020 $150,000 For general operating and programming support.
W3APONS Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $12,000 Our project is a 5 month writing period that will include collaborations with notable songwriters John-Angus MacDonald (The Trews) and Clayton Bellamy (The Road Hammers).
Lynch, Rory Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $6,000 Compose pieces designed to strengthen and diversify my band's repertoire, including a series of blues compositions and several stand-alone pieces.
Thorn, Elly Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,000 Allan Gilliland will arrange 4 of Elly Thorns original Christmas songs so that she can perform them with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra Christmas 2019.
Per Sonatori Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $11,504 Per Sonatori will be presenting two concerts as part of their 11th season, as well as workshops for both professional and emerging musicians.
Harder, Kendra Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $5,500 Along with my librettist collaborator, orchestrating and editing my two chamber operas for future performances in Saskatchewan.
Pooyak, Roberto Saskatoon Music Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists 2019-2020 $7,500 15-17 Track Reggae & Hip Hop album following two previously released albums.
Rosie & the Riveters Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $10,000 This project is to write 60 new songs, the best 12 of which will be recorded on Rosie & the Riveters’ next album.
Straker, Jeffery Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $4,000 This project will see me compose music and lyrics for 10 new songs, between May 1 and June 30 2019
Cafferata, Skyler Saskatoon Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $1,000 To record 4 new studio-quality songs with my band (The Faps) which will be released as digital singles throughout 2019.
Fletcher, Étienne Regina Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $7,500 This project is to fund the creation of a new full-length album for Étienne Fletcher which will be released in 2020.
Knutson, Cole North Battleford Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $5,000 The study and performance of lieder and opera in Europe and the prairies ie. lessons with professional coach, and concerts in the prairies.
Elixir Ensemble Riverside Estates Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $7,814 To present a series of three concerts in Saskatoon, featuring the Elixir Ensemble and guests.
Gebremichael, Elsa Saskatoon Music Independent Artists Program 2019-2020 $10,000 To write and co-produce songs that incorporate traditional Ethiopian elements combined pop / rock elements with producer XSDTRK for my debut Wild Black album.
Johnson, Omar Regina Music Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists 2019-2020 $7,500 This project will produce an album. Utilizing a 4 part method. I.e Locale sampling, sound sculpting, sound generation, sound pallet programming, plus composition.
Rathgeber, Carolyn Regina Music Prince Edward Arts Scholarship 2019-2020 $1,500
Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc. Saskatoon Music SaskFestivals 2019-2020 $70,000 For general operating and programming support.
Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra Saskatoon Music SaskFestivals 2019-2020 $10,000 For general operating and programming support.
Regina Folk Festival Inc. Regina Music SaskFestivals 2019-2020 $85,000 For general operating and programming support.
Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old-Tyme Music Society, Inc. Saskatoon Music SaskFestivals 2019-2020 $20,000 For general operating and programming support.
Prairie New Music Festivals Inc. Saskatoon Music SaskFestivals 2019-2020 $10,000 For general operating and programming support.
Bengough Municipal Arts Council Inc. Bengough Music SaskFestivals 2019-2020 $25,000 For general operating and programming support.
Ness Creek Cultural and Recreational Society, Inc. Saskatoon Music SaskFestivals 2019-2020 $50,000 For general operating and programming support.
Bellegarde, Bradley Regina Music Indigenous/Metis Art and Artists 2019-2020 $4,487 To write 6 songs, all stories with Indigenous relevance for an EP with the working title, "Rediculous Stories".
Froc, Benton Regina Music Prince Edward Arts Scholarship 2019-2020 $1,000
Regina Folk Festival Inc.
Megan Nash
Regina Music Artists in Communities 2019-2020 $10,000 All Our Relations choir, led by local musicians, will rewrite songs that shaped the labour movement and the RFF, culminating in a 50th anniversary performance.
Clinton Ackerman Music Regina Music Artists in Schools 2019-2020 $5,103 Students will practice mindfulness and independence in creative music practices, creating wind chimes while exploring different acoustic environments in Regina.
Lebel, Emilie Saskatoon Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $929 Artistic development at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity through Entr'Arts, a francophone multidisciplinary art program.
Hector, Eleanor Regina Music Prince Edward Arts Scholarship 2019-2020 $2,500
Doyle, Eliza Mary Asquith Music Artists in Communities 2019-2020 $46,500 Stage 2 of Pilot Project that engages community in music for self-expression/healing/reconciliation with intent on identifying, training and mentoring community members for future workshop facilitation.
Weger, Rebecca Regina Music Prince Edward Arts Scholarship 2019-2020 $2,400
Baggett, Brian Fort Qu'Appelle Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $750 To attend the 2019 Chapman Stick 4-day Workshop featuring Stick inventor Emmett Chapman and master instructors Greg Howard and Steve Adelson.
Rock My Gypsy Soul Music Festival Prince Albert Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $2,000 Our Music festival is a not for profit event, held over 1 day, in downtown Prince Albert.
Ramsay, Jessica Regina Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $1,000 I hope to go to Germany for a Mentorship and specialized training on the violin from September 9 to December 16, 2019.
Pogorelova, Anya Saskatoon Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $631 International symposium for educators to explore new ideas. Participants conduct live ensembles, receive feedback, and are guided through score study, rehearsal techniques, movement, and interpretation.
Dene High School La Loche Music Artists in Schools 2019-2020 $1,000 Dene High School in La Loche will establish a relationship with local and internationally recognized guitar and vocalist Damien Cheecham.
Mathieu, Veronique Saskatoon Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $830 Perform, and offer outreach teaching and presentations during the first Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival in Nebraska this coming August.
Vogel, Kristian Regina Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $1,000 A week of dedicated Saxophone study at the Orford Music Academy; with lessons and masterclasses from one of the world's foremost authorities on classical saxophone.
Regina Symphony Orchestra Inc. Regina Music Microgrant Program 2019-2020 $2,000 In response to teacher requests, the RSO seeks to include an Indigenous Song the Link Up program for Grade 3-6 students to learn and sing.
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Photo Credit: Artist Evie Ruddy partnered with UR Pride Centre for Sexuality & Gender Diversity on a photography project featuring trans and non-binary people. Photo by Charity Marsh.